Uganda now wants to ban countries with gay marriage from adopting East African kids

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Uganda has said it wants to ban countries with same-sex marriage from adopting its children.

The Ugandan Minister for State for East African Affairs Shem Bageine, has said he wants to ban foreigners from countries with same-sex marriage from adopting children from the five member states of the East African Community.

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Addressing the members of the East African legislative Assembly, which was sitting in the Ugandan Parliament, Bageine said: “Should our students be adopted by them? And because of that, if we say no then we don’t get aid? No, I don’t accept that.”

The EAC consists of the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda.